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Read about the Executive Director’s travels to the Banana Belt, learn how you can support your parish, vocations, faith formation, and Catholic Social Services by donating to this year’s U.P. Catholic Services Appeal, and more!

Read about the Executive Director’s travels to the east side of the Upper Peninsula, learn about the Carmelite Silver Tea Craft and Bake sale, watch a Eucharistic procession on the Bayou, and more!

View recently awarded Legacy of Faith Grants in your community, register for the Annual Wedding Milestone Celebration, read an inspiring and touching story about a Michigan Pregnancy Center, and more! Click here to read more about all the exciting news happening around the Diocese of Marquette and stay connected to our Yooper Church.

Read the fascinating history and legend of a German priest who obtained his Ph.D. at 19, moved to America, and faithfully served our beloved St. Agnes Parish in Iron River for 37 years before a tragic and untimely death.

Ask Bishop John to pray for you, view the “Now & Later” presentation on planned giving, and read about the beautiful faith of the world’s oldest man! Click to read more about all the exciting news happening around the Diocese of Marquette and stay connected to our Yooper Church. (photo: Jhonny Parra /AFP/Getty)

Meet Rob Taylor, the new Executive Director for Stewardship and Development, view a personal message of thanks from two seminarians about to be ordained, and read a touching story about the newest Bishop’s Ambassador, Jack Feira. Click to read more about all the exciting news happening around the Diocese of Marquette and stay connected to our Yooper Church.

My kid is about to graduate! For me, hanging on to gratitude is a great anchor in the undertow of life as I prepare to become an "empty nester."

Bishop Baraga’s stole refurbished, Legacy of Faith honors long-time board member, read about an encounter with Christ, and much more! Click here to read more news from around the Diocese of Marquette and stay connected to our Yooper Church.

When Bishop John Doerfler published his pastoral plan for our diocese to form Spirit-filled Evangelizers, he asked his department directors to give a brief witness talk to the Curia staff of a personal encounter with Jesus Christ. That invitation got me thinking about how most of my encounters with the Big Guy are not, at least initially, very story-worthy. If I was going to share a personal encounter, I needed it to be a story that left little room for doubt about the real presence of Christ in the encounter.

January 22, 2022 marked 49 years since the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision to legalize abortion in the United States. Since that decision almost 63 million babies have been aborted in the U.S. Have you been touched by the pain of abortion? You belong right here, with your parish family and the Church to love and support you.

Resolutions, Retirement plans, Revival (Eucharistic, that is), Recent giving, and Really good stewardship in this month’s Stewardship Blog. Click to read more. We love helping you to stay connected to your Yooper Church and to be a faithful steward!

For the fourth consecutive year, the #iGiveCatholic giving day is gaining momentum in the Diocese of Marquette. This is a snowballing success for the people who will benefit from the 44 different ministries that were supported this year.

#iGiveCatholic Day, worldwide Synod, 2021 Nun Run, Yooper Seminarians, Bishop Baraga movie night and so much more! Click to read more about exciting news happening around the Diocese of Marquette and stay connected to our Yooper Church.

Bishop’s Ambassadors gather again, #iGiveCatholic, Women in Philanthropy, Catholic Service Award Recipient highlight, and so much more! Click here to read more exciting news happening around the Diocese of Marquette and stay connected to our Yooper Church.

The next generation of our faith give freely, with love and with the understanding that what we share multiplies. A Mass of Thanksgiving for physicians, healthcare providers and their spouses will soon be celebrated by our Bishop. Get your seminarian magnet, get ready for Respect Life month, learn how this Eucharistic life is like a mustard seed, keeping faith, hope and love alive in a world that is constantly on the brink of self-destruction. This and more in this month's Stewardship News!

U.P. Catholic Services Appeal (UPCSA) kick off, Carmelite Tea, Olympians, Bitcoin and so much more! Helping you to stay connected to your Yooper Church.

This summer, the stack of books by my reading chair is increasingly full of spiritual guidance. If you like reading too, check out my list of a few other books I can recommend.

Challenge campaigns around the diocese, U.P. Catholic Foundation distributes over $500,000, Women’s Recovery Center, Vacation Bible School and so much more! Click to read more about all the exciting news happening around the Diocese of Marquette and stay connected to our Yooper Church.

Challenge gifts are a popular and effective means for incentivizing donations to church campaigns. They increases the value of donations by leveraging matching funds. Want to increase the value of your donations to the Church? Check out these 8 current challenge opportunities in the Diocese of Marquette.

For the first time, the Upper Peninsula Catholic Foundation, Inc. (UPCF) topped $500,000 in its annual grant distributions for various Catholic ministries across the Upper Peninsula. The UPCF connects faith with charitable giving through long-term support for the needs of Catholic ministries in the Diocese of Marquette.